Nazareth, in Northern Israel, is where Joseph and Mary lived and the setting for the Annunciation (when Angel Gabriel told Mary that she would give birth to Jesus). It forms one of the most important sites of Christian pilgrimage in Israel.
Modern day Nazareth is home to no less than 23 churches and monasteries, many of which are in Nazareth's old city. The churches tend to be built on or near the sites of various biblical events. For example, the Church of the Annunciation, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (on the site where Jesus preached in the synagogue), the Church of St. Joseph's Carpentry (Joseph's carpentry workshop), The Mensa Christi Church (where Jesus dined with the Apostles after his Resurrection), the Church of Our Lady of the Fright (where Mary was 'frightened' when she saw Jesus taken by the congregation of the synagogue).

Nazareth, in Northern Israel, is where Joseph and Mary lived and the setting for the Annunciation (when Angel Gabriel told Mary that she would give birth to Jesus). It forms one of the most important sites of Christian pilgrimage in Israel.
Modern day Nazareth is home to no less than 23 churches and monasteries, many of which are in Nazareth's old city.